Why Do So Many People Hate the Police?

[michiehoward]

Why because last night in Brantford they shot a 18 yr old boy, who had a knife, multiple cops with guns VS. kid with knife.


Secondly I support the police, my uncle is a cop, and in my line of work I see the cops 3 to 4 times weekly. Cops are great, their policies suck fucking ass.

 

[Woodsey]

After having six guns pointed at me and being handcuffed wrongfully, I think I have a reason to dislike police.

Why did they arrest you?

OT: Because people like to think they're anarchists for no real reason, and that the "cops" are all dirty and corrupt.

 

[soapyshooter]

In most cases the police are above the law, thats what pisses me off. They protect each other so much that if a cop commits a crime its damn near impossible for him to be convicted. Last year a cop shot a man, on the man's driveway, killed him, and got paid leave and now is back on the force. The man he shot had no weapon on him. Its bullshit like that, makes my fucking skin crawl. I can handle myself, fuck cops

 

[Kollega]

According to a report I've heard (think it was on BBC) the vast majority of russian policemen has bribed their way into the Academy. And since the only chance to get a decent law degree also means you have to bribe your way in, it's no wonder the entire system is corrupt.

I'm not sure that "bribing your way in" is a huge problem here... quite the opposite, even: nobody wants to be a cop because salary is pathetic and the work itself is as hard as you'd expect. So they have to start taking bribes, arest people for nothing in order to fill their quota, and jump off the slippery slope. And the few good cops obviously can't do much to improve the situation.

So, no wonder trust in the мусора is rather low.

Now that's just uncalled for, even for our cops. Only bandits call them like that. "Мент&#x044B" is a bit more acceptable, i'd say.

 

[Vrach]

After having six guns pointed at me and being handcuffed wrongfully, I think I have a reason to dislike police.

This. There are good and bad cops. Sadly the experiences with the bad are usually more common and definitely more memorable. Remember my bro telling me about getting pulled over on his way back from work (he works late), he didn't do anything and they started questioning him about why he's out (he's not underage or anything, he's 30 y.o.), started kicking a fuss about nothing and to cut the story short, for no reason and with no provocation, he drove away after the cop told him he's lucky to still be alive.

That's not the only time either, he ended up with jail, again for no reason, as well as been pulled over numerous times with cops trying to get a bribe out of him to let him go - again, for doing nothing, not speeding, not DUI, they just pull ya over, start making a fuss, hint at a bribe and see if they can up their paycheck for a night.

So ya... luckily I didn't have any incidents with them myself (yet) and I always treat them with respect, like with anyone else. But on the whole, am aware there's a good bunch of jerkoffs among them.

 

[Guest_Star]

According to a report I've heard (think it was on BBC) the vast majority of russian policemen has bribed their way into the Academy. And since the only chance to get a decent law degree also means you have to bribe your way in, it's no wonder the entire system is corrupt.

I'm not sure that "bribing your way in" is a huge problem here... quite the opposite, even: nobody wants to be a cop because salary is pathetic and the work itself is as hard as you'd expect. So they have to start taking bribes, arest people for nothing in order to fill their quota, and jump off the slippery slope. And the few good cops obviously can't do much to improve the situation.

Possibly poor recollection on my part. It was prolly more along the lines that policemen bribed their way into certain departments, like the traffic department (where the oppurtunity to make up fines on the spot and get away with pocketing them is good).

So, no wonder trust in the мусора is rather low.

Now that's just uncalled for, even for our cops. Only bandits call them like that. "Мент&#x044B" is a bit more acceptable, i'd say.

Well, I don't know russian. What's the difference? Something along the lines of "cops" vs "pigs"?

 

[Phoenix09215]

Well I have no problem with the cops in England, but when I went to the U.S.A, we were passing through Texas and we got stopped for speeding. We were going about 90 miles on a 70 mph road! But, the road was completely dead, there were no cars except ours and this fatass sherrif's. So he fined us for speeding on a BUSY road for goin 100 (yes 100!) MPH on a 70 mph road! So the fine was twice as much the fucking fat pig I know have much hatred for him. I know we were speeding and everything but that gives the bastard no reason to fine us more than he should've done!

 

[Nukey]

I hate cops becuase cops hate me. I've had a bicycle cop point a gun at me, another attempt to arrest me and just about everyone things I'm up to something and bother me every goddamn I leave a store to see if I stole something. It's becuase I look like a hippie, a thief, a druggie and a murderer all wrapped into one, according to a few buddies of mine.

That being said, my friend's dad is a cop and he's a cool dude, seeing as he is the only one who isn't out to get me.

 

[FinalGamer]

I think most people distrust the police for the fact it's an authority figure and that culture has always taught us retroactively that while authority is what keeps us together and prevent ourselves from falling into chaos with its upholding of law, it is also something we fear, being controlled that is.


This is an isolated example but I wanna explain my OWN personal reason for disliking the police.

My father got on one detective's bad side because the detective went completely the wrong direction and my father in his honest replies only made him look worse, so the detective planted drugs on my dad and had him in jail for six months. In that time my family was harassed, abused and assaulted, as well as illegally raided three times, with our vehicles sabotaged now and again as well as racially insulted. All courtesy of the Stonehaven Police Force.

Due to the trauma of all this I cannot remember anything that occurred in the years 1997 or 1998, and I now have a pathological distrust of all members of law enforcement.
This is just ONE example and please, nobody consider this as an ultimate example, but I wanted to explain my own personal reasons for hating the police. I know that most police out there are acting in the interests of justice, but I can't trust them ever again. I don't hate them though.

 

[stabnex]

Most people are criminals and have some reason for cops to throw them in jail.

/thread

 

[carpathic]

The arrogance.

Their willingness to use their position of power to extort ridiculous salaries from the public.

Their power, that I do not have.

The fact that they have NEVER actually helped me, but rather found ways to avoid being involved until they had no choice.

 

[MartialArc]

Cops wield power over people. Also they spend alot more time writing traffic tickets than directly "helping" people. Not to mention the one experience you have with a jerk will be the one you remember. The end result is that most of the interaction people have with cops is getting ticketed. Even if the guy is nice as hell.... he still wrote you a traffic ticket.

Folks that have been saved from hairy situations by the police probably feel very different. Its just that the latter case is overshadowed by the former.

Also keep in mind that people will talk more about being pissed off than being treated fairly. A guy who has a bad experience tells everyone. A guy that gets pulled over, politely told his headlight is out, then warned to be careful on the way home is probably not gonna bother to make mention to anyone.

So you have more angry folks, who tend to talk more. Makes it feel like very many dislike police, but I think its more of a vocal minority. (That's not to say their opinion is less valid. Some of them certainly have been wronged.)

 

[atomicmrpelly]

People are bastards!

 

[PayneTrayne]

Because the bad outweighs the good in the eyes of the general public for some reason. Personally, I fucking love cops, they've saved my ass so many times it's not even funny.

 

[lokun489]

because it was popular in te 80's and its trends are coming right back round.

 

[JordanMillward_1]

Same reason that teenage brats hate their parents.

"You're making me act all civilised when all I want to do is be a total idiot and break stuff and mess everything up. I hate you!"

Pretty much this. Generally, I respect the police. They have a tough job, and they don't need me or other people making it harder for them. A lot fewer people would get in trouble with the police if they didn't mess them about too.

 

[Emilox The Great]

Same reason that teenage brats hate their parents.

"You're making me act all civilised when all I want to do is be a total idiot and break stuff and mess everything up. I hate you!"

awwww... thats what i was about to say :/

 

[Inquisitive]

One of the reasons I don't trust the police is because they cost a childhood friend his place studying medicine at university.

Case of wrongful identity at an "unders" (thats <=18 years of age for people not familiar with it) gig saw him going to court on "sexual assault of a minor" because he was 18 and in the club on the same night. CCTV footage showing my friend entering the club more than an hour after the offence was commited, and the victim (after the arrest of course, bless her) confessed that she hadn't gotten a good look at the guy and was pretty sure it wasn't my friend.

However, current policy meant so many of these cases had to go to court and the date set happened to be my friend's Advance Higher Chemistry exam. Despite begging, pleading and all other forms of grovelling, the date was set in stone and he had to go. Case was dismissed almost immediately but he had to resit the exam. That resit cost him his place. Try explaining at the interview stage that you had to resit due to being in court. Goes down like a bloody lead balloon.

Now I can appreciate there was no maliciousness in this on the police's part, but it does blow a rather large whole in "The innocent have nothing to fear from the police".

I've had two run ins myself with the police, both on the road. In the first, the two police officers were a credit to their profession and they really helped me out. I'd skidded on surface water and had had quite a bad crash. They couldn't have been more decent about it. They helped me calm down, helped me sort out the car and even gave me a lift to where I was going.

The second was a bloody nightmare. I was pulled over because the arresting officer believed the car I was driving was stolen. I was questioned, insulted, cuffed and chucked in the back of the police car. After about half an hour of waiting for the recovery vehicle to come lift my "stolen car" the police finally gave in to my pleas and rechecked the report on my apparent car theft. Turns out it was a different car. The registration was similar (2 digits different to mine) but the colour and model were also different! I was uncuffed and let out of the vehicle, which then drove away while I was still standing on the side of the motorway. No apology was given and they didn't even wait for me to get back in my vehicle before driving off.

I do not hate the police as a result of this, but I sure as hell don't find them particularly comforting when you never know if your going to get the good ones or the bad ones. I feel sorry for good officers that have their reputations sullied by the misdemeanours of their fellows, but I have a lot more sympathy for the people that just get the s**t end of the stick when dealing with them.

This was all in Scotland in the UK (for reference).

 

[Blue Musician]

At least in Mexico because they have made as much violations of human rights as the drug dealers...

 

[silversnake4133]

Because young adults think they are invincible and want to do anything they so well please to. This inevitably inquires the attention of the police because these young adults would begin to test the boundaries of what they can do. The police would enforce a notion that the young adults are not allowed to act in such a way and could result in punishment. As a reaction, the young adults begin to harbor feelings of loathing for the law enforcement officials because they are "hampering their fun" so to speak.

This hatred for law enforcement officials can easily be re-skinned into a rebellious child's dissertation between his or her parents when he or she becomes a teenager. The young adults were met with a disapproving hinderance that metaphorically "rubs them the wrong way".